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Mechanization of agriculture is an essential input to the modern agriculture. It enhances productivity, besides reducing human drudgery and cost of cultivation.

Mechanization also helps in improving utilization efficiencies of other inputs. As compared to some of the neighbouring states, pace of mechanization of agriculture in Madhya Pradesh is not to the desired level. To achieve this objective, Directorate of Agricultural Engineering was established during the year 1989, with a modest staff of 1709, which has been reduced to 1270 after formation of Chhattisgarh State.

The main thrust of Directorate, has been to help the farmers to raise the farm productivity through custom hiring of machines and introduction of improved farm machinery and equipments. Objectives (A) Offer Custom Hiring Services. (B) Popularization of Improved Agricultural Implements and Machinery, Through Demonstrations in Farmers' Fields. (C) Subsidy Programme of Tractors, Power Tillers and Improved Agricultural Implements.

(D) Quality Check of Sprinkler and Drip Irrigation System being distributed to the Farmers. (E) Developing of Prototype of New Agricultural Implements andtheir Manufacture in Departmental Workshops. (F) Training to Village Artisans on Manufacturing of Agricultural Implements. (A) Offer Custom Hiring Services: - Machines are hired to the farmers, and other institutions for following activities; Deep Ploughing using Chain Type Tractor (1) Deep Ploughing.

Deep ploughing and turning the soils during summers helps in restoring the fertility of soils besides eradicating the harmful weeds, bacterias and nematodes etc. Present in the soil. Such ploughing is done by tractors with Mould Board ploughs.

The Directorate owns a fleet of 37 chain type tractors with heavy duty Mold Board ploughs. It is worth mentioning that these machines are available only with this Directotare. These machines carry out deep ploughing during hot dry summer conditions upto a depth of 12' to 14'. Machines are hired to the farmers at the rates approved by State Government.Now bank loan is also available for this activity.

Dozer at work - construction of Percolation tank (2) Land Leveling. Directorate owns a fleet of 76bulldozers,which are hired to the farmers on custom basis at the rates approved by the State Government for levelling, bunding terracing of agricultural lands.

These machines are also hired for construction of water harvesting structures. Machines are also hired to government and semi-government agencies, private firms etc.for non-agricultural purposes at rates, which are higher than rates prescribed for agricultural purposes.

Facility of bank loan is available for this activity. Rotavator 3) Light cultivation and other Farm Operations. Directorate owns a fleet of 135 wheel tractors with following equipments for light cultivation and other agricultural operations; * M.B.Ploughs * Disc Ploughs * Cultivators * Seed -Cum-Ferti.Drill.

* Zero Till Seed-Cum-Ferti.Drill * Paddy Transplanter * Inclined Plate Planters * Garlic Planters * Potato Planters * Sugarcane Cutter Planters * Raised Bed Planters * Reapers * Threshers * Power Tillers etc. These machine are hired to the farmers on custom basis at the rates prescribed by the Government for completion of different farm operations in a short duration. Rotavator is an equipment, which helps in preparation of seedbed after Kharif crops, like soybean and paddy etc in one go. Thus it helps in conserving the residual moisture available in soil and reduces the cost of cultivation.

Due to the efforts of this Directorate this equipment has become immensely popular in the State and now nearly 500 farmers own this machine. (4) Yield Testing and flushing of bores. Directorate owns a fleet of 33 Air-compressors, with maching accessories. These machines are hired to the farmers for yield testing of tubewells and cleaning/flushing of existing tubewells.